PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shin Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Talisman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kicker
vs
Talisman

170 cm
21
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

179 cm
20
158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shin Kicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Talisman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talisman digs a good body shot into Kicker's ribs.
Kicker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Talisman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Talisman throws a push kick but Kicker slaps the foot to one side.
Talisman throws a combination. Kicker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Talisman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kicker.
Kicker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talisman punishes Kicker's body with a nice straight punch.
Talisman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kicker counters with a nice kick to the body.
Talisman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kicker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kicker misses with a head kick.
Talisman avoids the head kick by Kicker.
A head kick from Kicker lands but Talisman takes it in his stride.
A jab lands there for Talisman.
Talisman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kicker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talisman throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kicker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talisman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Talisman lands with a nice combination. Kicker backs away looking to recover.

Kicker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Talisman avoiding damage.
Talisman receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

Talisman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Talisman misses with a right hand
and Kicker counters with a head kick. That will keep Talisman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Talisman throws a right hand that misses
and Kicker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Talisman really felt that one!
Talisman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Talisman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Talisman throws a leg kick
and Kicker counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kicker throws a head kick but Talisman moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Talisman, as that shot connected.
Kicker throws a sloppy head kick and Talisman moves out of range easily.
Kicker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kicker walks into a left hand.
Kicker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Talisman misses with a hook
and Kicker counters with a big head kick but Talisman shrugs it off.
Kicker dodges the punch combination from Talisman.
Kicker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kicker throws a leg kick which misses Talisman's front leg but catches the back leg as Talisman tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talisman misses with a hook to the body
and Kicker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Talisman misses with a lunging right hand
and Kicker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Talisman throws a sloppy body shot
and Kicker counters with an inside leg kick.
Kicker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A shot to the body from Talisman misses
and Kicker counters with a good, hard body kick but Talisman shrugs it off.
Talisman takes a swing at Kicker's ribcage but misses.
Talisman misses with a body shot.
Kicker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kicker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talisman throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from Talisman.

Talisman gets tackled into the cage by Kicker. Kicker maintains the clinch.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kicker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Talisman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kicker with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talisman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Talisman.
Kicker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kicker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Talisman up against the cage.

Talisman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talisman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Talisman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kicker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Talisman's sensitive parts.
Talisman works Kicker's body with a nice hook.
Talisman lands a jab.
Talisman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talisman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kicker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Talisman misses with a body punch
and Kicker counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but The Talisman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Talisman lands with a good body shot.
Talisman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Talisman throws a hook but Kicker blocks it.
Talisman throws a lazy uppercut
and Kicker counters with an outside leg kick.
Kicker connects with an inside leg kick.
Kicker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Talisman throws a shot to the body.
Talisman blocks the body kick.
Talisman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kicker counters with a thumping low kick.
Talisman loads up on a big right hand but Kicker slips the punch.
Talisman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kicker counters with a body kick that stops Talisman in his tracks momentarily.
Kicker is looking to clinch.
Kicker throws a wild body kick that Talisman sees coming a mile off.
The Talisman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kicker thumps Talisman with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talisman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kicker.
Talisman digs a good body shot into Kicker's ribs.
Talisman with a jab.
Talisman throws a sloppy head kick
and Kicker counters with a head kick. That will keep Talisman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kicker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Talisman throws out a powerful jab.
Talisman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Talisman throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kicker moves into the clinch.

Kicker breaks from the clinch.
Kicker misses with a head kick.
Talisman throws out a powerful jab.
Talisman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Talisman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kicker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker needs to keep his hands up - Talisman had a free shot at his head there.
Kicker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talisman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kicker is looking to clinch.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses.

Talisman tries to keep at a distance but Kicker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kicker looking to throw knees to the head but Talisman is blocking nicely.
Kicker working hard to break the clinch.
Talisman digs a right hand into Kicker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kicker's gas tank.
Talisman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kicker up against the cage.

Kicker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kicker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kicker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Talisman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talisman misses with an uppercut
and Kicker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Talisman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Talisman feints a jab promting Kicker to slip. Talisman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kicker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Shin Kicker has been cut.
Talisman misses with a few strikes there.

Kicker takes the fight into the clinch.
Kicker looking to throw knees to the head but Talisman is blocking nicely.
Kicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kicker misses with a knee to the head.
Kicker lands a knee to the head.
Talisman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Talisman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Kicker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kicker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Talisman looks to throw the jab but Kicker is out of range.
Kicker takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talisman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kicker throws a push kick but Talisman slaps the foot to one side.
Talisman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kicker manages to avoid it.
Kicker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Talisman swats away the attempt to clinch by Kicker.
Talisman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kicker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Talisman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kicker tries to close the distance and clinch but Talisman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talisman misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kicker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talisman.
Talisman throws out a loose jab but Kicker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talisman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shin Kicker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shin Kicker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kicker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kicker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Talisman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kicker on the side of the head.
Talisman misses with a looping left.
Talisman misses the shot to the body.
Talisman throws a hook to the side of Kicker's head but Kicker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Talisman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kicker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Talisman counters with a stiff right hand.
Kicker fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicker is looking to clinch but Talisman is avoiding it.
Talisman connects with a jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kicker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Talisman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talisman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kicker circles away quickly and effectively.
Kicker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Talisman throws a body punch but Kicker moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Talisman throws a jab but it's blocked by Kicker.
Kicker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Talisman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Talisman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kicker was well out of range. Poor timing from Talisman.
Talisman swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Kicker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kicker.
Kicker misses with a knee strike.
Kicker is trying to force a seperation but Talisman has the dominant position.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Talisman breaks from the clinch.
Talisman throws a shot from downtown. Kicker moves away and avoids it.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses.
Talisman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kicker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kicker chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talisman throws a body punch but Kicker moves out of range.
Talisman lands with a good body shot.
Talisman misses with a body shot.
Talisman misses the jab.
Talisman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Talisman scores with a head kick.
Talisman stuns Kicker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Talisman misses with a wild body shot.
Talisman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kicker on the side of the head.
Kicker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kicker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Talisman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Talisman misses with a straight right.
Talisman misses with a hook to the body
and Kicker counters with a good low kick that Talisman was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talisman throws a one two combo.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses.
Talisman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Talisman throws a good cross that connects.
Talisman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kicker eats them both and turns towards Talisman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kicker tries to clinch but Talisman is having none of it.
Kicker tries to clinch up.
Donk. Talisman catches Kicker right on the button with a cross.
Talisman lands a slapping body shot.
Kicker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kicker moves forwards but Talisman connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talisman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kicker counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Talisman lands with a cross.
Kicker misses with a body kick.
Talisman throws the left hand but Kicker avoids the punch easily.
Talisman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kicker.
Nice shot by Talisman.
Talisman misses with a hook
and Kicker counters with a thumping low kick.
Talisman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kicker.
Talisman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kicker throws a chopping leg kick but Talisman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kicker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Talisman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kicker ducks under a wild hook from Talisman.
Talisman misses with a straight right.
Talisman takes a swing at Kicker's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Talisman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Talisman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Talisman!